Living the Whiskey Life in Cascade Hollow (Episode 757: March 3, 2019)20190303210831
Living the Whiskey Life in Cascade Hollow (Episode 757: March 3, 2019)
Mark GillespieMarch 3, 2019@Food52, @mhanch, @Whisky_Consult, #Drams4Fams, Aberlour, agriculture, airport, Ajay, alcohol, American Craft Spirits Association, Aqua Collection, Ardbeg, Ardbeg Committee, Ardbeg Drum, Asahi Group Holdings, Autumn Nethery, Award, beer, Belgium, Bladnoch, Bloody Butcher, Bourbon, Brooklyn, Bunnahabhain, Campbeltown, Canada, Canadian, Cascade Blonde, Cascade Hollow, Char No. 4, Charleston, chemical engineering, clickbait, Clonakilty Distillery, Coffey Grain, Coffey Malt, competition, compression finishing, construction, cooperage, Cork, corn, craft distilling, Dave Worthington, Den Herberg, Derek Scott, Diageo, Distell, distillery, distilling, Drams for Fams, Edmonton Scotch Club, Edrington, Edrington Americas, Feis Ile, food, food bank, genetics, George Dickel, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, government, H. Clark Distillery, Halle, Heath Clark, High Wire Distilling, Highlands, horse, hunger, Ian MacMillan, Ireland, Islay, Islay Festival of Malt & Music, Japan, Jeptha Creed Distillery, Jimmy Red, Joyce Nethery, Kings County Distillery, label approval, Liberty Pole Spirits, Lidl, Lowlands, Macallan, Mark Hancheroff, MGP, Miyagikyo, Nashville, New York, New York City, Nicole Austin, Nikka, Nikka 12, Nikka Tailored, Nikkei Asian Review, Noble Oak, peated rye, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends, politics, Queen Margot, Rogue, Rolling Thunder, Scotland, shutdown, single malt, Soleo Collection, South Carolina, Speyburn, Speyside, spirits, Stefan Berggren, stout, stouted, Suntory, Tabasco, Tennessee, Tennessee Distillers Guild, Tennessee Whiskey, Tennessee Whiskey Trail, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, The Glenrothes, Toiteach a Dhà, Travis Watt, Tullahoma, Tullamore, Tullamore D.E.W., Two Brewers, Violet, visitors center, Washington, whiskey, Whiskey and Barrel Nite, whisky, Whisky Magazine, Whisky Maker's Dram, whisky regions, Whitehorse, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards, Yoichi, Yukon, Yukon Spirits0 comments
Nicole Austin made her mark on the American craft distilling movement at Brooklyn’s Kings County Distillery, then spent some time in Ireland wor...
WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)20181207014258
WhiskyFest Hits New York City (Episode 743: December 6, 2018)
Mark GillespieDecember 7, 20181926, ACSA, Afghanistan, age statement, agency, American Craft Spirits Association, American Single Malt Whiskey Commission, Anthony Burnet, Ardbeg, artist, auction, Balcones, bar, barrels, Bernheim Distillery, Blackened American Whiskey, Bottled in Bond, bottling strength, brand ambassador, Brown-Forman, Bruichladdich, Cairngorm Mountains, Campari, Canada, Caol Ila, Christie's, Christy McFarlane, Colorado, Compass Box, construction, craft distillers, Darryl McNally, Dave Pickerell, Denver, design, DISCUS, Distilled Spirits Council, distilling, Douglas Laing & Co., Dublin, Dublin Liberties Distillery, Dylan Strang, earnings, Easter Elchies House, economic development, Eden Mill, Elijah Craig, European Union, Evan Holt, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, exports, Family Casks, finishing, Fortnum & Mason, Fountain Square, French Oak, funding, geographical protection, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Gordon & MacPhail, Heaven Hill, Hilary Barnes, Hillrock Estate Distillery, Hotel Tango, incentives, Indiana, Indianapolis, investors, Ireland, Islay, J.W. Rutledge Distillery, Jared Himstedt, Jim Rutledge, John Glaser, Juveniles, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, LaGrange, LCBO, London, Louisville, Louisville Business First, Marriott Marquis, Michael Dillon, military, NATO, New York City, New Zealand, news release, Oldham County, Ontario, painter, Paris, Paul Miller, phonetic alphabet, Pod Architecture + Design, Port Charlotte, Port Charlotte MRC:01 2010. Bordeaux, Private Collection, proposal, PTSD, public comment, quarter, Rabbit Hole Distillery, regulations, Rob Dietrich, Robert Polson II, Robin Coupar, rule making, sales, Scotland, single malt, Sir Peter Blake, Snowflake, Speyside, St. Andrew's, St. Andrew's Day, Stranahan's, Stranger & Stranger, tariffs, Tax & Trade Bureau, TBI, Texas, The Dead Rabbit Irish Whiskey, The Dubliner, The Macallan, Thomas Hogue, Timorous Beastie, Title 27, Toronto, trade, traumatic brain injury, Travis Barnes, Treasury Department, tribute, trunk, TTB, unaged whiskey, Valerio Adami, Waco, Westminster, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Advocate, WhiskyFest, Whistlepig Rye, white whiskey, world record, Wyoming Whiskey0 comments
Whisky Advocate’s annual WhiskyFest took over the Marriott Marquis in New York City’s Times Square Tuesday night, and we’ll have som...
Doubling Distilleries on the Isle of Arran (Episode 720: August 19, 2018)20180818215314
Doubling Distilleries on the Isle of Arran (Episode 720: August 19, 2018)
Mark GillespieAugust 18, 2018@stlrrw, 1943, Aberfeldy, Andy Simpson, anniversary, Arkansas, Arran, auction, barking, Barton 1792, Bear, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Bonhams, Bottled in Bond, Bourbon & Beyond, Bowmore, Brazil, Breeder's Cup, Brexit, Brodick Bay, Bryan Donaghey, Castle & Key, Castle Brands, cats, Champions for Charity, Chivas Brothers, Churchill Downs, cleanup, collapse, collecting, Colorado, construction, Craigellachie, critters, cutbacks, D. Wayne Lukas, Daftmill, David Robertson, debut, development, Dewar's, Diageo, dogs, Douglas Laing & Co., Draken, Dumbarton, Edinburgh, English, Euan Mitchell, exports, Fine & Rare, flip, Fred Laing, Garryana, Garryana Oak, geese, Genesis, Glasgow, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, GMB Union Highlands, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Omand, guard, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Hong Kong, horse racing, Howell Wright, Huddart, imports, Indiana, Invergordon, Iowa, Isle of Arran, James MacTaggart, jobs, justice, Karuizawa, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Derby Museum, Lagg, Little Rock, Liz Gordon, Lochranza, Louisville, Macallan, Maker's Mark, Mark Shilling, master distiller, McTears, MGP, mice, Missoula, Missouri, Mizunara Oak, Montana, Montgomery, Montgomery Distillery, Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Center, Old Pulteney, Old Taylor, Orange Curaçao, Pacific Quay, Parker's Heritage Collection, peat, pests, Phil Brandon, planning, police, politics, pornography, Port Ellen, Portland, Potter Stewart, Press & Journal, Private Collection, Rafael Franz, rare whisky 101, restoration, Rick Wright, rickhouse, River Clyde, Rock Town Distillery, Rosebank, Royal Mile Whiskies, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Sour Mash, Special Releases, Speyside, Spirit of Whisky Fringe, St. Louis, Supreme Court, Sweet Mash, tariffs, tasting pack, Templeton Rye, Texas, Thoroughbred, Tomatin, tour, tours, trade, traffic jam, trainer, travel retail, union, video, Viking, Washington, Westland Distillery, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Fringe, Whyte & Mackay, Wick, Wilderness Trail, Yamazaki0 comments
It’s been a hot, dry summer in Scotland, and Euan Mitchell isn’t complaining a bit. The managing director of Isle of Arran Distillers is o...
Whisky, Whiskey…We’ve Got It All This Week! (Episode 662: October 8, 2017)20171007180232
Whisky, Whiskey…We’ve Got It All This Week! (Episode 662: October 8, 2017)
Mark GillespieOctober 7, 2017@scotchology1, 1943, Alwynne Gwilt, auction, Australia, Barry Crockett, beer, Bill Grant Smith, Binny's, Bo Barrett, breakfast, Brexit, Brian Nation, bulk whiskey, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Calistoga, Carlow, Caskmates, Chateau Montelena, collecting, collector, Compass Box, Cotswolds Distillery, County Cork, Daniel Szor, David Stewart, DCS Compendium, Dublin, Dundalk, England, Erik Burgess, euro, European Union, Evan Haskill, exports, Finland, Franciscan Well, Gearoid Cahill, Glasgow, Glen Grant, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, Great Britain, Great Northern Distillery, Green Spot, Havard Norjodet, Hong Kong, Indiana, IPA, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Irish Pale Ale, Irish Whiskey, Jameson, Jim Barrett, John Glaser, John Little, John Teeling, Kalle Valkonen, Kevin O'Gorman, Kyrö, Liberties, London, Luke Gough, Macallan, Marc Pendlebury, Melbourne, Midleton, Midleton Cask Circle, Midleton Very Rare, Mortlach, Napa Valley, No Name, Norway, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Peat Monster, Phenomenology, podcast, Podcast Awards, pound, Private Collection, record, Richard Blanchard, Rob Kielty, Scotchology, Smooth Ambler, South Africa, Spink, Stephen Rankin, Susan Keeker, tariffs, The Balvenie, The Bourbon Daily, The Irishman, The Long Hall Pub, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, transparency, travel retail, Tun 1509, UK, Walsh Whiskey Company, We Like Drinking, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, wine, World War II, WWII, Zinfandel0 comments
This week, we’re in Ireland for the annual release of Midleton Very Rare from Irish Distillers. There’s something different about the 2017...
Gordon & MacPhail Unveils Another 70-Year-Old Single Malt20171003074834
Gordon & MacPhail Unveils Another 70-Year-Old Single Malt
Mark GillespieOctober 3, 2017Barley, Britain, Elgin, Generations, George Urquhart, Glenlivet, Gordon & MacPhail, John Urquhart, Mortlach, Private Collection, rationing, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Speyside, Stephen Rankin, wartime, whiskey, whisky, World War II, WWII0 comments
October 2, 2017 – Gordon & MacPhail already has the world’s oldest single malt Scotch Whisky on the family-owned firm’s 122-year...
Ardbeg’s Native Ileach Mickey Heads (Episode 631: March 5, 2017)20170305014032
Ardbeg’s Native Ileach Mickey Heads (Episode 631: March 5, 2017)
Mark GillespieMarch 5, 2017#trypod, A. Smith Bowman, Adam Harris, Alex Conyngham, Alexander Murray & Co., Allison Patel, ambassador, anniversary, archaeology, Ardbeg, Ardgowan, arrest, Atlanta, Australia, Australian Whisky Holdings, bankruptcy, Bardstown, Barrell Bourbon, Barrell Craft Spirits, Beam Suntory, beer, Boris Johnson, bottling, Bourbon, Brenne Whisky, brewer, brewery, Brian Shemwell, Brown-Forman, Brussels, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, bus, CEO, charity, Chris Malcolm, Cincinnati, collectors, construction, cooper, coopering, counterfeit, court, D.E.W. and a Brew, Dan Rosen, David Faughn, David Frost, dendrochronology, Diageo, diplomat, Dublin Airport, Earl of Mount Charles, eBay, editor, EU, European Union, fake, fraud, fundraiser, Ger Buckley, Glenlivet, Glenturret, Golan Heights Distillery, Golani, Greenock, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, Icons of Whisky Awards, Ileach, Inverclyde Council, Inverkip, investors, Irish Whiskey, Isabel Graham-Youll, Islay, Israel, Jack Daniel's, Jamieson's Jigger, Jane Maher, Jeff Arnett, Jim Beam American Stillhouse, Joe Beatrice, John J. Bowman, Julian Van Winkle III, Julie Hesketh-Laird, Jura, Karen Betts, Keith Batt, Kentucky, Kentucky Artisan Distillery, Killian O'Mahony, Kim Bennett, Laphroaig, lawyers, Limestone Branch, London, Louisville, Lux Row, Luxco, Lynchburg, Maker's Mark, Martin Daraz, Mauritania, Mazurt Brewing Company, Meier's Winery, MGP, Michael Jamieson, Michter's, Mickey Heads, Midleton, Mike Reppucci, Minor Case Beam, Morocco, Nant, NUPBL Foundation, Ohio, Orkney, Paul Beam, podcast, police, Port Ellen, Rare Bourbon for Rare Disease, retirement, Rhode Island, road trip, Rupert Wheeler, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Mansfield, Shelbyville, Simon Brooking, Slane Castle, Slane Irish Whiskey, Sons of Liberty, St. Patrick's Day, Steve Beam, still, Stuart Thomson, SWA, Tasmania, Tennessee, Tim Herlihy, trees, Tripp Stimson, Tullamore D.E.W., Vendome, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, Westland, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live London, Whisky Live New York, Whisky Magazine, whisky.auction, Willie Pratt, winter, World War II, World Whiskies Awards0 comments
Mickey Heads grew up about three miles from Islay’s Ardbeg Distillery, but the third-generation whisky maker never thought he’d wind up as...
Episode 620: December 18, 201620161218130001
Episode 620: December 18, 2016
Mark GillespieDecember 18, 2016@FormerCruzGuy, @MontyInTexas, #12DramsofChristmas, A Midwinter Night's Dram, Absolut, Adelphi, alcoholic, Alexandre Ricard, Amrut, Atlantic Sea Salt, awards, Baltimore, Barbara Dozetos, Bill Lumsden, Birthday, Booker's, books, Bowmore, Brexit, Brian Usrey, British Columbia, Campari, Canada, Canadian Club, Castle & Key, Chieftain's, competition, Dornoch Firth, Drew Dilkins, Drink Fun, drunken driving, Dublin, DUI, economy, ecosystem, Elgin, Elgin Heritage, environment, European Flat oyster, export, fishing, Flor de Cańa, gift, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, gold bottle, gold medal, Gordon & MacPhail, Graham Coull, Green Spot, Heriot-Watt University, High West, Hiram Walker, Hot Malt Taiwan, Hunter Smith, Ian Chang, Inchgower, Ireland, Irish Distillers, Jack Milroy, Jaethan Reichel, Jameson, Jim Rutledge, John Little, Johns Hopkins, judging, Kavalan, Keith Wood, King Car, library, Linkwood, Longmorn, Louise Schiavone, Mal;t Maniacs Awards, Malt Maniacs, mayor, Michael Phelps, Midleton, Milroy's of Soho, Mortlach, National Geographic, Nicaragua, No. #1 Bond House, No. #1 Vaults, NPR, obituary, Old Scout, Old Taylor Distillery, Olympics, Ontario, oysters, Paddy, Patrick Brossard, Pernod Ricard, Powers, public radio, Redbreast, rehab, restoration, rum, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, shellfish, Sirius X-M, Smooth Ambler, Solist, Speyside Collection, Strathisla, swimming, T.T. Lee, Tain, Taipei, Taiwan, trade, Trump, Twitter, Urquhart, Vault Edition, Wallace Milroy, water, West Virginia, whiskey, whisky, whisky books, Wild Turkey, Windsor, Windsor Star, Y.T. Lee, Yilan0 comments
What do oysters have to do with making whisky? You might not think there’s much in common, but Glenmorangie is working with Scotland’s Her...
Glen Grant’s Dennis Malcolm Hono(u)red on Queen’s Birthday List20160610221702
Glen Grant’s Dennis Malcolm Hono(u)red on Queen’s Birthday List
Mark GillespieJune 10, 2016Balmenach, Campari, Dennis Malcolm, Glen Grant, Glenlivet, Honours List, OBE, Order of the British Empire, Queen Elizabeth II, Scotch Whisky, Scotland, Speyside, UK, United Kingdom0 comments
June 10, 2016 – Longtime Glen Grant distillery manager Dennis Malcolm has been working in the Scotch Whisky industry almost as long as Queen Eli...
Episode 568: December 26, 201520151226235510
Episode 568: December 26, 2015
Mark GillespieDecember 26, 2015Alan Winchester, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Angostura, appeal, auction, Bärnsten, bicycle, Burn Stewart Distillers, Callum Fraser, Canada, construction, cycling, David Williamson, discussion, donation, European Court of Justice, European Union, Frank Scott, Fredericton, fundraising, Glen Grant, Glen Moray, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Glenrothes, Gordon & MacPhail, Holyrood, Ian Millar, illness, J. Rieger & Co., James Coombe, Johanne McInnis, John Georges, John Grant, Kansas City, Kirstie McCallum, Kyoto, lawsuit, Lunar Rogue, Macallan, Mackmyra, mashman, match, minimum unit pricing, MND, MND Scotland, Moment, Motor Neuron Disease, New Brunswick, New Brunswick Spirits Festival, Omi, panel, Peter Mielszynski, Poland, rum, Scotch, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scottish Court of Session, Scottish Government, Shona Robison, Speyside, Suntory, SWA, Tamdhu, tour, Travel, warehouse, Wealth Solutions, whiskey, whisky0 comments
There are a lot of issues facing the world of whisky and spirits these days, and we’ll discuss many of them on this week’s WhiskyCast. Dur...
Irish Whiskey’s Ups and Downs in 2018 (Episode 744: December 9, 2018)